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Recognised as Colour

#08165E

  • #08165E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#08165E is a blue with RGB values 8, 22, 94 and HSL 230°, 84%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#08165E#08165E
HEX#08165E
RGBrgb(8, 22, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0863, 0.3686
RGB percentages3.1%, 8.6%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(230.2, 84.3%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 91.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK91.5%, 76.6%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer530,014
CSS custom property--colour: #08165E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.32:1
Contrast with white16.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#F7E9A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002460no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#001C5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#002B38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3Indigo · ΔE 29.2Navy · ΔE 30.4Dark blue · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5008
Analogous#08415E, #25085E
Triadic#5E0816, #165E08
Split complementary#5E2508, #415E08
Tetradic#5E0841, #5E5008, #085E25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#435FEF
Lighter +30%#1437EB
Lighter +20%#102CBC
Lighter +10%#0C218D
Darker −10%#040B2F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001166
Less saturated −25%#151F51

Channel breakdown

R8
G22
B94
Red8 (3.1%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue230.23°
Saturation (HSL)84.31%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 16 · B 5E

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